Usually means: Irritable, cranky, especially when disturbed.
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  1. owly: Merriam-Webster
  2. Owly, owly: Wordnik
  3. owly: Wiktionary
  4. Ow.ly, Owly: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. owly: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. Owly: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (owly)

▸ adjective:  Resembling or characteristic of an owl.
▸ adjective:  (Atlantic Canada) In a bad mood; cranky.
▸ adjective:  Seeing poorly.
▸ adjective:  (Atlantic Canada) Silly.

Similar:
owlish, owllike, hawky, eaglelike, otterlike, ostrichy, crowlike, pigeonlike, birdy, wolflike, more...

Opposite:
cheerful, happy, jovial, pleasant, genial

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Similar:
owlish, owllike, hawky, eaglelike, otterlike, ostrichy, crowlike, pigeonlike, birdy, wolflike, more...

Opposite:
cheerful, happy, jovial, pleasant, genial



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